Title: Cuéntame Cómo pasó
Created by: Miguel Ángel Bernardeau
ACTORS AND CHARACTERS
The main actors involved in this series are:
Imanol Arias, who plays Antonio Alcántara, family man, hard working and traditional father, but with common sense. Little by little has been realized that times change helped throughout by his wife Mercedes.
Ana Duato, On the role of Mercedes Alcántara (Merche), wife of Antonio, is a woman of her time, always trying to get her husband feel secure in his role as head of household, is an enterprising woman so he has his own business . It is more sympathetic to their children than Anthony, always trying to mediate and get peace in the family.
Pilar Punzano, Inés Alcántara She plays the daughter, who more headaches has given Mercedes and Antonio, seeking their own destiny, beyond the social and family taxation. Agnes went from being a hairdresser to be a stage actress and girlfriend of a "hippy" English became the wife of a liberal priest who left his cassock
Pablo Rivero, in the role of Tony Alcantara. It is an intelligent and sensitive boy, does not remain oblivious to the times he lives. When young was only engaged to play the guitar and hanging out with girls, but since entering college, change their way of seeing the world.
Ricardo Gomez, gives life to Carlos Alcántara known even in his maturity as Carlitos. No longer a small, now enters the adult world. His character keeps him getting into trouble. As he grows is taking the political awareness of his brother and for his maturity. Carlos is also the adult narrator, leads us chapter by chapter in the adventures of the Alcantara, from the perspective of its maturity and immersed in our century
María Galiana, in the role of Herminia, is the maternal grandmother of the Alcántara. It is the voice of experience he has witnessed many key events in the history of Spain from the despotism of Alfonso XIII to the end of the Franco regime. Has passed through the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, the Second Republic and the Civil War. Herminia is one of the pillars of the family, a good listener and all come to her with their problems, waiting for his wise counsel.
PLOT
This series is one of the most famous Spanish series. It shows the Spanish history while it tells the story of a humble family called “Alcántara”. Cuéntame is based on the American series called “The Wonder Years”, which shares a lot of points in common with Cuéntame. For example, in both series is there a character who tells the story in the form of a voice in off, in the context of a lot of years after. In the case of “Cuéntame”, the narrator is the youngest son, Carlos. The name of the series is based on a very popular song of the seventies, singed by Ana Belen (In fact, it is the song which sounds in the opening of the series). The plot starts in 1968, in the last years of the Franco’s dictatorship, and in this moment is telling the transition to democrazy. The series productor has said it will end telling the time period known as “la movida madrileña”, in the eighties.
WHY WOULD DOU RECOMMEND THIS SERIES?
I recommend this series because is very funny, and you can see in it some of the best Spanish actors, like Imanol Arias, Juan Echanove or Tony Leblanc. In my opinion, each period of time has his own personality and essence, and Cuéntame is able to show perfectly each essence of each period of time in our history.
Adrián Guerrero Periáñez
Manuel Reboira Vela
